I started diving off of starting blocks when I was eight years old. I am now 51, and train at the Y, almost always alone, as there is no Masters program in the county where I live, or in any of the immediately adjacent counties. (There are several age group programs.) I want to work on my starts, but none of the Y's where I swim will let me use the blocks - saying that a national Y policy prohibits anyone from using the blocks unless a team/club coach is on the deck.
I have never heard of anyone suing a YMCA because of an accident on a starting block.
Yes, perhaps a coach would be valuable to me in this regard, but I'm not looking for a coach - I need and want a cooperative facility. The age groups' program schedules are not conducive to my schedule, and besides, the age group coaches already have enough on their hands during those times with lanes full of kids working their programs. I also am not excited about having to dodge those kids to do the work I need to do.
Anyone find a way to conquer this litigation-fear-induced insanity yet? Thank you.
Originally posted by Phil Arcuni
Everyone is talking about personal responsibility, but what about corporate responsibility? Why should McDonalds get away doing something irresponsible (as I said previously, I would never give super hot coffee to someone driving a car) just because some individual does something stupid and careless?
Are you suggesting McDs serve coffe at different temperatures based on habits and lifestyles of customers? What if the person in the drive-through puts the coffee in a spill proof container? Can they still get it hot or just lukewarm? This isn't a matter of corporate responsiblity since I am sure most reasonable people prefer hot coffee and know drinking it in your car comes with a myriad of risks that no corporation can foresee. It's a matter of personal responsibility. My goodness, we aren't talking exploding tires here, we are talking coffee.
What happens if McDs still is allowed to serve hot coffee to folks who dine-in and an earthquake hits causing all that hot coffee to spill all over the customers? You gonna sue them?
Originally posted by Phil Arcuni
Everyone is talking about personal responsibility, but what about corporate responsibility? Why should McDonalds get away doing something irresponsible (as I said previously, I would never give super hot coffee to someone driving a car) just because some individual does something stupid and careless?
Are you suggesting McDs serve coffe at different temperatures based on habits and lifestyles of customers? What if the person in the drive-through puts the coffee in a spill proof container? Can they still get it hot or just lukewarm? This isn't a matter of corporate responsiblity since I am sure most reasonable people prefer hot coffee and know drinking it in your car comes with a myriad of risks that no corporation can foresee. It's a matter of personal responsibility. My goodness, we aren't talking exploding tires here, we are talking coffee.
What happens if McDs still is allowed to serve hot coffee to folks who dine-in and an earthquake hits causing all that hot coffee to spill all over the customers? You gonna sue them?
